I have a hard time seeing Jefferson as third string PG, especially behind Allen and Plum.

I think J-Spoon was just putting her there as a place-holder because she's not playing at all, rather than suggesting that's where she'd end up once available.

As for Allen continuing to start, I could certainly see it in the short-term because Plum's never played under Laimbeer before. Allen's a pretty new arrival in Vegas, but she knows what Bill wants to run and how to run it. Doubt it holds long-term, though. This team has had so little shooting with their lineups so far, and while Allen's looked pretty good at what she does, Plum (and McBride, and Jefferson) adds a threat from outside that they desperately need.

The Aces have now played 2 home games and fans have been treated to 95 fouls and 122 FT attempts. I have to wonder if the refs are losing money at the tables, getting into a bad mood and taking it out on the floor.

Presumably this means that the Las Vegas games will now be blacked out throughout the mountain west as their TV area extends throughout Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, and parts of Southern California and Northern Arizona. I know that the game was blacked out for me in Northern Nevada (400+ miles from Las Vegas) and I noticed in the thread on the game that the game seemed to be blacked out in Oregon. I suspect that this will now be true for road games as well even though these games will not be televised.

We should get more clarity about the overall impact on Sunday when the Aces play the Sky. I'm curious as to how many others are affected.

I don't know what to think of Plum's season start. Three games, 10/23/10 minutes played, a total of 9 points, 9 assists, 5 rebounds... People is calling for a starting role (?) for her and putting her under a lot of scrutiny that I feel this could end badly. So far I don't think she's succumbing to the "pressure" but if this goes on for a while I'm afraid she may get stuck for real.

Obviously a #1 pick, and with that come the expectations, but I really think everybody is waiting for her to fail night in night out to go and bash her performances.

I don't think she's succumbing to pressure - I think to this point she's just being outplayed by Lindsay Allen. Plum hasn't earned the starting spot or more time than she's getting, so Laimbeer hasn't given it to her. Which is a little worrying for you prized #1 pick.

There's an argument that her ceiling is higher than Allen's so they should throw Plum in and give her the chance to learn on the job, but I don't blame them for making her earn it. Hit a few shots and vaguely excite somebody before they hand you the keys.

Hamby was drafted No. 6 overall by the San Antonio Stars in 2015 and worked through injuries as a rookie. She became pregnant at the end of her second season, gave birth in February 2017 and spent most of last year finding her form and readjusting to her body.

“That took a lot longer than I expected,” Hamby said. “I feel like it took almost a full year for me to feel like myself, just from the way your body moves now. Everything has changed. I was physically in shape … But I was just a step behind.”

Hamby was drafted No. 6 overall by the San Antonio Stars in 2015 and worked through injuries as a rookie. She became pregnant at the end of her second season, gave birth in February 2017 and spent most of last year finding her form and readjusting to her body.

“That took a lot longer than I expected,” Hamby said. “I feel like it took almost a full year for me to feel like myself, just from the way your body moves now. Everything has changed. I was physically in shape … But I was just a step behind.”

Not anymore.

good article. maybe I better cut her more slack.

_________________“Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.”
― Maya Angelou

Hamby was drafted No. 6 overall by the San Antonio Stars in 2015 and worked through injuries as a rookie. She became pregnant at the end of her second season, gave birth in February 2017 and spent most of last year finding her form and readjusting to her body.

“That took a lot longer than I expected,” Hamby said. “I feel like it took almost a full year for me to feel like myself, just from the way your body moves now. Everything has changed. I was physically in shape … But I was just a step behind.”

well, I'm not ragging on T. Young nearly as much because IMO her performance has improved. She still can't shoot for shit but at least she's not continually
hoisting up unmakeable shots nearly as much. And I think her defense has finally almost caught up to the hype.

If Hamby starts regularly performing like in the last game, my mouth will effectively be shut about her as well.

I do like to see players improve. But it's kinda fun to have a few to poke at as well.

_________________“Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.”
― Maya Angelou

well, I'm not ragging on T. Young nearly as much because IMO her performance has improved. She still can't shoot for shit but at least she's not continually
hoisting up unmakeable shots nearly as much. And I think her defense has finally almost caught up to the hype.

If Hamby starts regularly performing like in the last game, my mouth will effectively be shut about her as well.

I do like to see players improve. But it's kinda fun to have a few to poke at as well.

Tess Picknell, Sarah Boothe, and Shannon Coffee are all clearly out to get you.